Comments on: The Meralco Electric Bill Equation

By: ANGELITO M. AYUSON

ANGELITO M. AYUSON — Tue, 20 May 2008 08:16:58 +0000

SA WAKAS NAKABASA AKO NG BLOGS NA CREDIBLE AT FACTUAL SALAMAT PO SIR. SANA PURSUE NG MERALCO O DARE NYA ANG ARROYO GOVT, NA REMOVE THOSE HALIMAW TAXES SA KURYENTE ( sa kanila naman napupunta ) grabe. Inilalayo lang ang issue sa ZTE kadiri ang kakapal.

By: nemo

nemo — Mon, 19 May 2008 22:51:18 +0000

grabe… mga halimaw na taxes yan. hindi ba nila naisip na nakakailang pataw na sila ng taxes. Mga tax na hindi na nararapat, ang karamihan ay para lang i-cover ang mga utang na kinurakot din naman ng iilan. Wala rin namang napupuntahan. Ni hindi mo rin nararamdaman. BASURA!!!

By: Alfie Miras

Alfie Miras — Sat, 17 May 2008 07:08:19 +0000

I think if you will also take into consideration yong taxes and royalties na ipinapataw sa fuel ng generating plants, mas malaki ang ibababa ng bill natin.

By: kalman

kalman — Fri, 16 May 2008 02:52:48 +0000

I agree, especially so if one has to compute for blended generation rates with spot market transactions.

By: DJ

DJ — Fri, 16 May 2008 01:55:39 +0000

Hi Ka Mon!

I remember in highschool, pinagco-compute kami nun ng electric bill ng math teacher namin. I wonder if pinagagawa pa ng mga teachers yun sa mga students lalo pa’t nakakaasar lang para sa mga teachers at students ang mga resulta ng computations nila hehe.

By: charles xavier

charles xavier — Fri, 16 May 2008 00:32:32 +0000

In your equation, the tax component is repeated FIVE TIMES. Meralco’s call for the government to remove or reduce taxes in the form of E-VAT, Franchise Tax, Energy Tax, etc is therefore correct.

Indeed if the government is serious in bringing down power costs, then why tax the electric industry heavily?

To pay for the gargantuan debts of NAPOCOR? To cover-up the fertilizer scam? Why o Why?